Charge and Force
Current
Circuits
Magnets
etc
100
an electrical property of matter that creates a force between objects
What is electric charge
100
a device that is a source of electric current because of a potential difference, or voltage, between the terminals (also called a battery)
What is a cell
100
an electrical device connected so that it provides one or more complete paths for the movement of charges
What is an electric circuit
100
an area of a magnet where the magnetic force appears to be the strongest
What is magnetic pole
100
an electrical device containing a metal strip that melts when current in the circuit becomes too great
What is a fuse
200
a material that transfers charge easily
What is a conductor
200
the rate that electric charges move through a conductor
What is current
200
a graphic representation of an electric circuit or apparatus, with standard symbols for the electrical devices
What is a schematic diagram
200
a region where a magnetic force can be detected
What is magnetic field
200
a device that protects a circuit from current overloads
What is circuit breaker
300
a material that does not transfer charge easily
What is an insulator
300
the ratio of the voltage across a conductor to the current it carries
What is resistance
300
describes a circuit or portion of a circuit that provides a single conducting path
What is a series
300
a long, wound coil of insulated wire
What is a solenoid
300
P=IV
What is power equation
400
the force of attraction or repulsion between objects due to charge
What is electric force
400
the change in the electrical potential energy per unit charge
What is potential difference
400
describes components in a circuit that are conneected across common points, providing two or more separate conducting paths
What is parallel
400
a strong magnet created when an iron core is inserted into the center of a current-carrying solenoid
What is an electromagnet
400
R=V/I
What is resistance equation
500
the region around a charged object in which other charged objects experience an electric force
What is electric field
500
the potential energy of a charged object due to its position in an electric field
What is electrical potential energy
500
the energy associated with electrical charges, whether moving or at rest
What is electrical energy
500
the production of a current in a conducting circuit by a change in the strength, position, or orientation of an external magnetic field
What is electromagnetic induction
500
The two types of cells or batteries
What are wet and dry cells
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